Happy Veterans Day. Here is how our Utah teams did yesterday.
Washington 34 Utah 15
The Utes scored twice as I thought that they would, but their defense was unable to stop the big play early. And that opened up the Washington ground game late. (Brando Doman should take note.) The Utes have not won a road game in 2012 and has to win both of their remaining games to be bowl eligible. That may not matter if the PAC-12 does not get 2 teams into the BCS.
Utah MVP: RB John White IV
BYU 52 Idaho 13
BYU did not beat Idaho by 6 touchdowns, but they took their foot off of the accelerator in the 2nd half, as Bronco has been prone to do...he does not like running up the score. BYU was on pace to score 80 points, and could have done it if they wanted to. BYU has accepted a bid to the Poinsettia Bowl and will play either San Diego State or Fresno State.
BYU MVP: WR Cody Hoffman
Southern Utah 35 Northern Arizona 29 in 3 overtimes
BSC commissioner Doug Fullerton wanted the expanded conference to get 4 playoff teams in 2012. They did not get the memo in Cedar City. For the second time in three weeks, the Thunderbirds knocked off the conference leader, this time the NAU Lumberjacks were the victim. The T-Birds stopped the Lumberjacks in the 3rd overtime. This was Brad Sorensen's final game as a Thunderbird, but I doubt it will be the final game of his football career.
SUU MVP: DL Cody Larson
Northern Colorado 42 Weber State 34
In what proved to be a mark of how far the Weber State program has fallen this year, the Cats drop their home finale to Northern Colorado wasting their best offensive performance of the year. Since moving up from Division II in 2006, this is the first time the Bears have won 4 games. WSU has one game left to finish the season, a trip to the other 1-9 program in the Big Sky, Idaho State in what will be this year's Raspberry Bowl. I have been hard on QB Mike Hoke all year, he has been in the doghouse, but this week I throw him a bone.
WSU MVP: QB Mike Hoke.
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